On February 26, the All-Star Game officially started at Amway Arena.
After a series of pre-game activities, the Eastern and Western All-Star teams started to appear one after another.
"He is the King of the Golden State, he is the Magician of the East, he is the all-powerful all-powerful warrior..."
When the on-site DJ heartlessly introduced Sun Yi, who appeared in the finale, the whole stadium suddenly became excited.
The fans at the scene shouted loudly in unison: "mvp! mvp! mvp..."
On the court, the all-star players from the Eastern and Western teams couldn't help but look sideways at Sun Yi.
There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of James, Kobe and other long-established superstars.
But Durant, Curry and other new stars are envious and jealous.
Sun Yi's popularity is so popular!
Everyone couldn't help but want to take this guy's place.
As the entrance ceremony ended, the starting players from the East and West began to walk to the center circle.
Eastern starting lineup: Rose, Wade, Anthony, James, Howard.
Western Conference starting lineup: Curry, Kobe, Sun Yi, Durant, Dayao.
In the jump ball session, Howard defeated Dayao and fought for the first offensive opportunity for the Eastern All-Star team.
Rose dribbled forward, reached the right three-point line, and passed the ball to Howard.
After all, the Orlando All-Stars are Howard's home court, and Rose understands the world.
Howard was very excited after receiving the pass and couldn't wait to show off.
Howard was really worried about the scene where Sun Yi came on the stage and caused a stir in the audience.
This is his home court, so why did Sun Yi get the warmest cheers? Those who didn't know thought he was the Oakland All-Star.
Howard held the ball and hit Yao with his back. He used his strength to push Yao away and then turned toward the penalty area, hoping to show off his superb inside skills.
'Don't you think I'm a bad insider? Then I'll shock your teeth with my performance! '
Howard's idea is wonderful, but the actual implementation is very different.
When Howard turned around and came to the penalty area, he originally wanted to throw with a soft touch, but in reality he smashed the ball out with a discus throw.
Without any suspense, the basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.
Under the basket, Dayao grabbed the rebound, immediately passed the ball to Curry, and then ran slowly towards the frontcourt.
Dayao knew in his heart that his playing style was not suitable for the All-Star game, so he could just show his face.
Moreover, there is Sun Yi on the court, so it’s impossible to slow down!
Sure enough, as Dayao expected, the Warriors Twin Stars played the quick transition offense they are best at.
Curry quickly dribbled the ball forward and immediately threw the ball toward the basket after reaching the frontcourt.
Sun Yi, who quickly rushed into the paint, jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and dunked like he was reaching for the moon.
The audience immediately exploded!
Fans are still excited about yesterday's dunk contest. They didn't expect to see Sun Yi's explosive dunk again today. How could they not be surprised? !
The ball transitioned and the Eastern All-Stars attacked.
James received a pass from Rose and missed a three-pointer.
In the penalty area, Sun Yi grabbed the rebound and immediately threw the ball forward after landing.
Curry, who was on a fast break, received the pass and hit a three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, Wade missed a layup, and the Western All-Stars launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi quickly rushed into the Eastern All-Star team's penalty area with the ball, then smashed the ball on the backboard and quickly retreated to one side.
Kobe followed up and jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air and dunked it into the basket.
The Western All-Star team started with a 7-0 offensive climax!
The Eastern All-Star team didn't realize anything, thinking it was no big deal, and could get back the point difference in minutes.
But in the next few rounds, the Eastern All-Stars suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the game did not go as they imagined.
The Western All-Star team relied on quick transition attacks to instantly open the point difference to double digits.
Eastern All-Star coach Thibodeau was forced to call a timeout.
When walking to the bench, Sun Yi noticed Dayao's lack of interest and stepped forward to comfort him: "Brother Yao, I will slow down next time and let you fight."
"Ayi, you don't have to worry about me, you can fight as much as you want, just be happy." Dayao said with an embarrassed smile.
Although he has no experience himself and has been running back and forth throughout the whole process, it is worth making a little sacrifice as long as it is beneficial to the team.
At the same time, Nelson, the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star Team, saw the problem and made substitution adjustments, replacing Dayao and replacing him with Griffin.
Dayao was not dissatisfied with this and happily stayed on the bench to rest.
After returning from the timeout, the Western Conference All-Stars turned into a veritable run-and-gun team, providing fans with a wonderful offensive feast.
In the VIP box, NBA President David Stern was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
This is the All-Star Game he wants to see, so that fans will really buy into it.
Facing the indiscriminate bombardment of the Western Conference All-Stars, the Eastern Conference All-Stars couldn't stand it anymore.
James and others became serious and stopped paddling.
If they don't play seriously, they will probably be defeated by the Western Conference All-Stars in half, which is an absolute shame.
But as time went by, the players of the Eastern All-Star Team found that they could not narrow the point difference even if they played hard.
The Western Conference All-Star team's shooting percentage is really too high!
Either chasing a three-pointer or making an alley-oop dunk. Occasionally, if he missed a shot, Sun Yichong would grab the offensive rebound for a second offense.
With such a high shooting percentage, even the God of Basketball will be defeated in despair.
Just like that, the half game ended, and the score displayed on the big screen was 86 to 65. The Western Conference All-Stars led by 21 points entering the second half.
The best player in the first half was undoubtedly Sun Yi.
In the 20 minutes he played, he made 10 of 10 field goals and 2 of 2 three-pointers. He scored a triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals.
"Sun's performance tonight was great. He is present every moment on the court. He is so comprehensive." Barkley praised.
"With the performance of the Western All-Stars, the Eastern All-Stars are a bit in doubt. It seems that the Western Conference will win this year!" Kenny Smith expressed his opinion.
"Wow! It suddenly occurred to me that if the Western Conference All-Stars win the game, can Sun win the All-Star MVP again?" O'Neal asked.
Faced with the question raised by O'Neal, Barkley and Kenny Smith were stunned.
You know, in NBA history, no player has ever won the All-Star Game MVP three consecutive times.
If Sun Yi does it, then he will undoubtedly create a great NBA historical record.
"If the Eastern All-Stars cannot reverse in the second half, then I believe Sun will be able to accomplish this feat." Barkley expressed his opinion.
"Then let's wait and see and witness the birth of the great record together!"
Kenny Smith was quite excited and turned his attention to the upcoming second half of the game.
